Memory , and learning!

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Hi all after reading a few of the posts on Learning and all, I just wanted to

say my memory became so bad before surgery I was lost going to my own home, I

got lost last year going to my GP whom Id been seeing for over 3 years! I was

a half hour late and crying. After my surgery (first one) I was a patient at

Craig Rehab for almost 2 years, and one of the things they did with me there

within about 2 weeks after surgery was having my OT do games with me for

memory, IT was very much related to my ACM and still is. We found I did well

with Solitaire and Mah Jong on the computer, also the game " TROUBLE " on the

table their, to help with with my left and right. To this day if asked by my

Surgeon or PT to lift my left foot or Toe, or right foot or toe I cannot!

without looking directly at my feet, its an association problem, not

connecting the action with the direction, they said my brain does not compute

the 2 together anymore. It may not be anything other than Stress or emotional

for some, but for me its a very real problem, so I continue to play the games

and STILL practice word associations and IM only 39.

One more important thing: About a month or so ago I saw a very interesting

show on a man who had suffered not Alzheimer's but Dementia of some sort, he

suddenly developed a wonderful talent in art, but could not for the life of

him remember how to do certain simple talks he had done his entire life (he

was about 65), he actually sells his art now and NEVER did art his whole

life, nor had any interest in it, and was a Type A personality. They said

after cell research on the brain that when one part of the brain is not

functioning another part can become a talent even with absolutely no interest

in it. Well, I believe this whole heartily. Ive had dyslexia my entire life,

went to Doctors, had tests, ect... I now read entire Medical reference books,

PDR's and the most complicated material, I read actual NSG material and

understand it all. My mother and I had both seen that program on that man,

and totally believe this is what happened to me, of course I had the interest

to learn it because of my illness, but my comprehesions level is amazingly

good. I took even testes to test my IQ, I was told I was a Genius it was 150.

Well, there's my 2 cents worth.

Dawn (not quite so dumb these days)

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